LISTENING STRATEGY
Taking Lecture Notes
It's important for college
students to take notes
during a lecture – a
professor's speech or
talk. A lot of material on
an exam probably comes
from the lectures in a
class. Information in
class lectures is often
different from information
in the textbook for a
class.
Here are some suggestions:
• Take notes. Don't “just listen.” You won't remember
the information later.
• Don't try to write everything. Note taking is not a
dictation. If you try to write every word, you might not
catch important points in the lecture.
• Write all important information. How do you know
that it's important? Your professor might do the
following:
Tell you what´s important.
Emphasize it (say it loudly and clearly).
Say it more than one time.
Write it on the board.
Give a definition.
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